Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 3AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 291 | 279 | 227 | 223 | 218 | 162 | 123 | 94 | 71 | 48 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 416 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:17PM1.57m | 11:48AM1.67m | 00:08AM1.57m | 12:36PM1.69m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20AM0.45m | 5:54PM0.50m | 6:08AM0.44m | 6:42PM0.49m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 291 | 279 | 227 | 223 | 218 | 162 | 123 | 94 | 71 | 48 | 29 | 28 | 208 | 217 | 124 | 37 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 47 | 35 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 13 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | E 16 | E 9 | E 10 | S 19 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 44 | — | 2 | 2 | 29 | 83 | 83 | 100 | 174 | 217 | 209 | 302 | 193 | 133 | 217 | 151 | 416 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 145 | 30 | 171 | 171 | 175 | 175 | 193 | 171 | 81 |
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